[Discuss] Change tax settings

[Timothy Collett]

On Sep 11, 2007, at 7:26 AM, Vin wrote:

> On 9/11/07, Timothy Collett <danaris at mac.com> wrote:
>> Um, Vin, you don't seem to understand.
>>
>> Perdan's Duke set his city's tax rate to 50% for *minutes* and the
>> region nearly went rogue.  *And that was the capital!!*
>
>
> Then the tax setting should take effect from the next turn, not  
> from that instant.

Please read what Tom has already said on the subject.

>> It's not going to get you lots of extra money, mate.  It's just going
>> to destroy your region.
>
> A lot of possibilities for RP, from my point of perspective.

Sure, that's definitely true.

> Generates a new way for a duke to run away just after the tax day.  
> I don't know how it would all end up, but maybe the duke can set  
> the tax rate to such high value and then
> 1. Secede when the regional stats fall down.
> 2. Help the enemy, by being the *star* traitor within the realm.

Not sure about seceding--it's hard to secede a region that's just  
declared independence from your realm *and* you ;-)

Timothy Collett
Anaris Family

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